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Teaching Indians Indian lore proved

ved a new avenue of employment for former Boy Scouts during the

"The filming of

Last of the Mohicans". Reliance Pictures Aim Version of the

James Fenimore Cooper clas

classic which is at the King's Theatre to-day. Casting about for a person qualified to Instruct his actors in the art of woodcraft, Harry M. Goetz, president of Reliance,

nee, inter- viewed scores of applicants

TELEGRAPH.

engaging nineteen-years-old, DEBTed

Plinir, Jr., a Gold Palm Eagle Scout and now a student at the University rsity of Californiin, an assistant in the the technical department of his com- Goetz discovered, to hin pany. amazement, that young Phair was better informed on subjects pertain- ing to outdoor life and American history than the rent indians in the cast. Assigned to work with Direc- tor George B. Seitz and Edward P. chiet technical consultant Lambert for Reliance, Phair fained the

jained the pro- duction unlt on toration at Sher- wond Forest In Ventura County. It was his duty to instruct Randolph Scott, Bruce Cabot, Phillip Reed, Robert Darrat and other actors in the east in such matters on starting fires by means of friction, making and repairing hirch bark COBOES and atimilar orts. The

of Mohicans" whs produced By Edward Sinalt for release through United Artista. The areen play was made by Phlip Duone from an adaptation by John Balderston, Paul Perez and Daniel Moore. Also prominent in the east are Bale Barnes. Henry Wilcoxon, Heather Angel. Hugh Dackley and Willard Robertson

Line

and

The Big Broadcast"

the irrepressible duck chat includes George Grusele Allen, whose rail-wit comedy runs

the

A brilliant mund of top radlo names, seintillating muste and dancing, high comedy, pergetis selling and rou

excellent story make "The Big Broadcast" which is run- what at the Chueen's and Alhambra Theatres simultanenusty, one of the must delightful

thoroughly amusing bit of movie fare to hit the 2017

C/1274+ Headed by Benay. The and character;tle through the entire show; Bob Buens, inventor chief virtuoso of the "bazoolta” and its

mizic; Martha Rayo, who appeared in plettres for the first time in "Whythm on the Range,” short while ago and scored an in tant

Bey G Goodman

**cl hin Orchestra, leading dispensers <st "hug" muste Starley Rose, a new and Important serven find; Ray Mil Hund, Frank Forest, Bunny Fields, Leopold Slokowaka

Sym-

an

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1936.

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"The Ghost Goes Went” Elsa Lanchester, who has the amusing role of a lady psychic who Is seared almost out of her wits at her first sight of an actual spook in "The Ghost Goes West." Alexander Korda's gay, romantic comedy, star- Fing

Robert Donat now ní the Majestie Theatre, was born in Lon- don. The distinguished actress made her stage debut at 16 in the Chil- dren's Theatre. She made a number of fans abroad, notably "The Con- stant Nymph" and Korda's "The Private Life of Henry VIII." She

husband, and her famous

Charles Laughton, spent a year in repertoire at the "Old Vic" in London before coming to Hollywood where she ap-

in

Morletta," "David Copperfield and in the title role of "The Bride of Frankenstein." in her latest film, The Ghost Goes West," Miss Lanchester la a member of a Parker.

Pallette and Patricia Hilliard. This London Film marks the first English production of the famous French director Rene Clair It is released through United Artists. "Sury" Capacity audiences are exp to

expected register their enthusiasm for the spectacular picture, "Suzy," showing at the Majestle Theatre on Sunthy with Jean Harlow in the title role. Franchot Tone and Cary Grant ap pear in

pleture support. The directed by George Fitzmaurice. It girl who marries a young aviator, has been acclaimed as the most re- only to lose him through the in- ntarkable triumph In Mins Harlow's true of spies. Their love is restor- tremendous adventure colourful career as a stur, The story ed, after a

Eugenast including Jean

was

Both Jean Parker and Robert Donat crashed film fame in true Cinderella fashion. Here they ore as the romantic team of "The Ghost Goes West," the Alexander Korda comedy now at the Majestic Theatre,

places her in London just before the that presents the Europe of the wat na a stranded American show! World War period as a background.

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The new edition of Paramount's annunt tribute to the air woves finds Jack Benny in the role of a radio station manager whose big headache it is to keep

George and Gracle Allen, sponzors of Burns and

important

programme, happy, Having laken the country by storm with his "La Bumba," Forest, an or- chrotro leader, hears of a girl an- nouncer in a small town station who Is stealing he thunder. He und Milland, Forest's publicity

man, urge Benny to lure the girl to New York and keep her IT the nir by promis- ing her a big future The girl, Shirley Ross, coines to New York and entertained by Milland. Love blooms. When she discovers that she was tricked into coming to New York she is furious. She forces Benny to put her on Gracie's pro- gramme with Forest. The team is un immediate hit. The music and dancing in "The Big Broadcast of 1937" are particularly

The "La Bomba" number has

worthy all the ingredients uf great hit and will probably be sung and popular whistled throughout the town in couple of weeks. Altogether "The Big Broadcast of 1937" rates as an excellent and, lavish film which should be on everybody's "must" list. "The Big Broadcast of 1937" is an Adolph Zukor production.

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